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Wired 7.09: Freed Form

The God of Right Angles is dead, and architecture has come alive. Buildings do not just stand and provide shelter - they curve and flow and assume improbably complex forms. They play with their environment, adapting to climatic changes and transforming with the light. They announce - in no uncertain terms - that the old school of architects trained in drafting has fully harnessed the power of technology, and that the new generation, known for its unbuildable computer renderings, is ready to shape the real world. The practice of architecture, always a balance between engineering demands and creative expression, has shifted. Architects are breaking old "laws" of physics in the name of aesthetics. Buildings extend
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